used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
BOTHWELL
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From this reading THE FIELD OF BOTHWELL BRIG.
BRIGnounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading THE FIELD OF BOTHWELL BRIG.
burnsidenounUS /ˈbɜːrnsaɪd/
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
make calm or still
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
Claverhouse
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From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
Clavers
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From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE FIELD OF BOTHWELL BRIG.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
forsookverbUS /fɔːrˈsʊk/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
Garryhorn
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From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
high-pitchedadjective
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
lo
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From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
the force of workers available
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
a brief written record
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIELD OF BOTHWELL BRIG.
others
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From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
persecutornounUS /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːtər/
someone who torments
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIELD OF BOTHWELL BRIG.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
at the time that
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Though slender and not tall, Clavers nevertheless looked noble upon the black horse which had carried him at a gallop down the burnside from Garryhorn.
which person or people
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I turned about, and lo! it was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse, high-pitched to the carrying note of command--of the man whom all the South and West knew then as the great persecutor, and all the North afterwards as the great captain who stood for his master when all the others forsook him and fled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him, and as for my lads who were with me, I think they gave themselves up for dead men.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "Gentlemen," cried a stern, calm voice, "gentlemen, is it thus that ye amuse yourselves when ye are upon the King's service?"
